I just sent the following email to my sister: [name redacted], I just talked to Christy, the morning shift nurse on mom’s floor. She said that there were no significant changes during the night, but that mom seems to be responding well to the antibiotics; her body temperature (which had been dangerously low) has returned […]
I talked to my sister to let her know what was happening with mom at Halifax. She reminded me that mom was taken to the ER at Halifax on Easter Sunday because of a bladder infection, and that I should make sure to have them check for that today in case it’s the same thing.
Another email from my sister: […] Still trying to find out more about the catheter issues. They took it off again this evening. […] Mom is still at Halifax. I have not talked to Dr. Buck yet. The Case Manager made a comment about Mom being discharged over the weekend, but I am not sure […]
Here is the email I just sent to my sister: [name redacted], Under no circumstances should mom be administered ECT. She shouldn’t be taking Haldol, either. Is Halifax hospital stuck in the 1960s or something? This is ridiculous. Wikipedia says, “[haldol] is by far more active against ‘positive’ psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, etc.) than against […]
Janis Stovall from Grace Manor (finally) replied to my email from March 9th. She wrote: Good Morning David, Just wanted to get back to you and let you know that your sister is doing a great job helping mom transition. Below are the answers to the questions you had. (5) Payments are mailed to Grace […]
My sister just sent me this email: Hey, David. This is a brief rundown of what I got out of the meeting. (I am not agreeing with all of it, just telling you what I heard them saying.) I am also working on a journal of my visits. I will send you that once I […]
My sister asked me to send this email to Connie Wade 1 at Halifax because apparently they were giving her a hard time about returning my mother’s personal items to her. 2 It is a fine example of their strict policy regarding the arbitrary enforcement of their other policies. 3 Dear Connie, This message is […]
My sister visited my mom twice today at the Halifax Hospital Psychiatric Unit. She called me at 9:41 AM and we talked for eight minutes and then she called me again at 5:28 PM and we talked for eighteen minutes. Here are the notes I logged for the calls: [My sister] called me after visiting […]
On Valentine’s Day my sister flew to Florida. Mom’s friend from her church picked her up in Orlando and she spent the night at mom’s apartment. I was cautiously optimistic that maybe now things would start to get better.